BRT meets demand on West End

As a longtime Richland West End resident, I can't wait for the bus rapid transit to get up and running!

One thought on professor Malcolm Getz's opinion that a Charlotte Avenue corridor for the BRT would be a great way to get ahead of mass transit demand: There's already plenty of pent-up demand for a BRT along West End/Broadway. But unlike Charlotte, there's also an immediate demand for a West End BRT route.

I don't think anyone is saying the implementation and adjustment to the BRT won't be without bumps. But we have to look beyond the one-day deadline:

This BRT is likely the first of many to be implemented throughout the region over the coming decades. But priority and capacity rule the day when chasing limited federal, state and local dollars to finance such projects.

West End/Broadway makes sense as the BRT route for Nashville's immediate, 10- to 20-year, transit demands. Finally, instead of looking to Cleveland and how BRT transformed its urban core, let's look at cities that have failed to adequately plan for demand. Have you driven down Peachtree in Atlanta lately?

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BRT meets demand on West End

As a longtime Richland West End resident, I can?t wait for the bus rapid transit to get up and running!